Arthur Moreira grew up in Brazil and came to Sonoma State at age 19. He changed majors midway through his time at Sonoma to eventually pursue his dream of working in basketball. He is currently the Women's Basketball Assistant coach at University of San Francisco. Great listen for any recent college graduates as Arthur talks about persevering through some early struggles to land a job he loves.

Dr. Patricia Law talks about her experience in the classroom versus her time spent working in administration. She has served a number of roles in education over the past 25 years, including Director of Alternative Education and Principal at Windsor High School. She currently works with first and second year teachers as the Program Coordinator for the North Coast Teacher Induction Program. Great listen for any teachers who are thinking about making the jump from the classroom to acquiring an administrative credential!

Gianna and Jacey talk about what it was like going through Hutchins Blended Program, in which they were able to graduate with their credential in only 4 years. We also talk about their current teaching positions and hit on a range of topics listed down below. Topics: Hutchins Blended Program (0:00-8:00) Student Teaching (8:00-14:30) PACT + 2 Week Takeover (14:30-23:15) What a day in 4th and 5th grade looks like (23:15-27:30) Khan Academy (27:30-29:00) Centers Based Learning (29:00-33:00) Fitting in Science and Social Studies (33:00-35:00) Maker (35:00-37:45) Here is more information on Hutchins Blended Program! web.sonoma.edu/hutchins/ Also, Khan Academy which was talked about in last week’s pod too. www.khanacademy.org/ Thanks for listening!